Reading Notes: Mahabharata part D

In battle, Bhishma is tricked and wounded by Arjuna's arrows. Jayadratha surrounds Arjuna's son and kills him, which causes Arjuna to swear that if he doesn't get revenge before sunset he won't go to heaven. Karna used the celestial dart he received as a gift from Indra against Bhima's son. The Pandavas tricked the king of the opposing army into believing that his son was dead, which caused the king to forget how to fight and get beaten in battle. Bhima catches Duhshasana, one of the men who raped Draupadi, and killed him and drank his blood. Arjuna and Karna eventually met in battle. Although they were pretty evenly matched, Arjuna triumphed over Karna when he remembered all of the sins Karna had committed against his family. Although Duryodhana was able to hide underwater, Bhima found where he was hiding and engaded him in combat, eventually killing him. At nightfall, Drona's son, Ashwatthaman, attempts to attack the sleeping Pandavas, but is stopped by a god. Ashwatthaman sacrifices his body to the god, who helps him slaughter the Pandavas' children. Draupadi tells Bhima to steal Ashwatthaman's sacred jewel as compensation. Bhishma dies, and everyone mourns their losses after the battle. Arjuna follows a roaming horse around for a year and fights most of the people he encounters because of it. After the year is up, Yudhishthira becomes king and undergoes the ceremony with Draupadi. Yudhishthira is tested to see if he is pure enough to ascend to heaven. After he passes, he reaches Indra's city where his brothers and wife are waiting for him.

Bibliography:
Mahabharata, Vyasa, http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/mahabharata-online-public-domain-edition.html